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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension
Step One:Prereading
1.How many festivals do you know at home and abroad?Discuss these following pictures and match them.
①the Spring Festival F
②the Lantern Festival H
③the Dragon Boat Festival E
④the MidAutumn Festival B
⑤Thanksgiving Day G
⑥Mother's Day C
⑦Halloween D
⑧Christmas Day A
2.What is your favorite festival?Why?
The Spring Festival.It is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is a time when all family members get together,just like Christmas in the West.
Step Two:Whilereading
Ⅰ.Read for the main idea
Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer.
What is the main idea of the text?
A.The origin of the festivals.
B.The celebration of the festivals.
C.The reason why we celebrate the festivals.
D.The activities of the festivals.
答案: C
Ⅱ.Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 A.Almost every culture celebrates harvest festival.
Para.2 B.Festivals are becoming commercial.
Para.3 C.Festivals play an important part in society.
Para.4 D.All festivals share the common spirit.
Para.5 E.Customs in festivals change over time.
答案: Paras.1~5:DAEBC
Ⅲ.Read for the structure
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
Ⅳ.Read for details
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
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1.What do festivals all over the world have in common?
A.They share the same spirit.
B.They have different origins.
C.They are celebrated in the same way.
D.They came from important events.
2.When does the harvest festival take place?
A.Before people sow the seeds.
B.Before people plough the fields.
C.When people harvest the crops.
D.After the crops are harvested.
3.What are the origins of Halloween related to?
A.Children.
B.Religions.
C.Famous figures.
D.Important events.
4.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
A.Businesses shouldn't take advantage of festival celebrations.
B.People have different opinions on making festiva